Newark Airport Lighting Praised by Veterans and Engineers
Veteran pilots and lighting engineers applaud Newark Municipal airport lighting for night safety. The system meets and often exceeds the U S Commerce Class A rating with rotating beacon, wind cone, boundary and approach lights, hangar and apron illumination, and 25 floodlights powering a 3000 watt 32 volt landing area.
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New York
Newark
N. J
United States Department of Commerce
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Lamp Company
Sperry
Big Passenger Planes Drink Big Gas For Flight
Tri motor passenger transports burn large amounts of gasoline. The Boeing transcontinental multi engined plane used on the San Francisco Bay Salt Lake route lifts 400 gallons of gasoline plus cargo at each takeoff. Ground crews must check 54 spark plugs after every flight, a task more involved than automotive maintenance.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay-Salt Lake
Air Mail Speed Increase Cuts Pacific Run to 12 Hours
Air mail service along the Pacific coast now covers the 1,100 mile route in 12 hours, an advance of one hour and forty five minutes. The change speeds deliveries from the sunny Southland to the northern border of the continental United States.
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Southland
Continental United States
air-Hne
Pacific Coast
Most Airway Users Travel on Business
New York passengers respond to Colonial Air Transport survey showing travel for business dominates trips. Of 586 answers, 2038 flights were for business to save time on appointments. Others fly to visit friends attend theatre or events or for the ride.
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New York
Colonial Air Transport
Foolproof tailless plane promises safer flight
London reports on the Seldenhoff LF-5 a German tailless aircraft with rear engine priced at 1500 dollars It features a 30 hp motor top speed 70 mph very low landing speed 12 to 17 mph and tandem seating The design claims stall and spin resistance and compact takeoff and landing requirements aimed at reducing accidents.
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London
Seldenhoff
England
Officials Fly Fast Sport Planes In Washington
Two government officials Major Clarence M. Young chief of the aeronautics branch and Assistant Secretary David S. Ingalls of the Navy fly Boeing P 12 commercial sport planes. The aircraft boast 165 mph speed, 56 mph landing, and 24 000 feet ceiling powered by wasp motors.
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Washington
Clarence M. Young
Department of Commerce
Davids. Ingalls
Navy
Boeing
Young
Ingalls
Chinese government plans nationwide air mail system
The Chinese government plans a comprehensive air mail system to link all sections of the country. A national aviation corporation, capitalized at 10,000,000 dollars, has been organized to carry air mail and promote civil aeronautics.
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Shanghai
China
National Aviation Corporation
The Kitchen Cabinet Then and Now
A reflective piece titled The KITCHEN CABINET explores memory and fate with a line from Omar Khayyam about rising through gates and unraveling knots on the road, while hinting at the enduring master knot of human fate.
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Saturn
Omar Khayyam
Food for the Child in Toledo State Diet Advice
Health officials in Toledo distribute a child health booklet with menus for breakfast lunch and dinner. They promote balanced meals including fruit milk whole grain bread vegetables and limited candy. The piece also covers how coffee is grown roasted and stored for flavor and quality.
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New Orleans
Chita Built by Russian Exiles in Far East Republic
National Geographic notes Chita Siberia once served as capital of a short lived Far Eastern republic after World War I. Exiles founded the town in 1825 with Lady Street named for wives of prisoners, now a frontier like wooden port with diverse Chinese Russian and Central Asian residents.
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Washington
Chita
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Pacific Ocean
National Geographic Society
America
Hhree
China
Canton
Shifting Sand Dunes Reveal Ancient Town
Winds uncover a ninth or tenth century settlement on Sylt with pottery akin to Rhineland ware dated around 1000 years ago. Other artifacts hint the village lasted five centuries before dunes buried it, corroborating a long human presence on the island.
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Berlin
North Sea
Sylt
Baltic
East Prussia
Food cost rise 1.4 percent year to year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 1.4 percent increase in food costs from June 1928 to June 1929. Specific items show higher prices: sirloin steak 47.4 to 51.2 cents per pound. rib roast 34.7 to 38.7 cents. pork chops up from 34.8 to 77.7 cents. lard and corn prices rise. Overall food group totals up 48.4 percent since June 1918.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Berlin Actors Take Odd Jobs to Survive
In Berlin about 1,800 actors are out of work as government and private firms hire them for regular jobs. Stores employ actors as sales staff while others fill roles as stenographers secretaries and clerks. One actor even worked as a mason and earned more, tempting him to stay in that line.
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Berlin
I’uy
Atwater Kent Radio Factory Reaches Broad Nationwide Trust
The 32 acre plant on Wissahickon Avenue in Philadelphia is described as built by 2,550,000 owners of Atwater Kent Radio. It operates with the same careful quality as the On the Air program and Mid-Week show, tested across farms and states as part of its nationwide reach.
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Atwater Kent Radio
Atwater Kent
WEAF
N. B.C
WJZ
Light Monitor Lights Classrooms On When Needed
A supersensitive device detects dimming in rooms and automatically switches on lights. A lens and photoelectric cell translate light changes into electrical signals. The light monitor uses a relay to press the button and an automatic clock blocks operation outside school hours.
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Popular Science Monthly
Out of sight out of mind proverb lesson ends in mispronunciation
A teacher discusses a famous proverb with students. Johnny volunteers with a misheard answer, saying invisible and insane, prompting a humorous moment in class.
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Johnny
Keep Blankets Fresh With Borax Washing Tips
Wash blankets with 20 Mule Team Borax and mild soap to keep them fresh and sweet. Avoid strong alkaline washing compounds and use a final Borax rinse to leave fibers soft and fluffy. Ady notes the contrast between sharing imaginary troubles and real ones.
Red Cross Concentrated Bluing Advertisement
An advertisement notes a large six ounce bottle of Red Cross Concentrated Bluing for 10 cents, sold by all grocers. The ad also remarks that many married men are glad to have the privilege of thinking as they please.
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Red Cross
So you want a wife who can sing and play and cook
A witty remark on a wife’s skills contrasts musical talent with domestic duties, highlighting traditional expectations about marriage roles and the humor of managing multiple talents. The line reflects social norms and gendered jokes common in the period’s chatter.
Family Doctor Made Millions of Friends
Fifteen years after graduation Dr Caldwell became famous for one prescription which after forty years remains popular. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the world's leading laxative used for constipation headaches biliousness feverish symptoms and poor appetite. The syrup is made from herbs and pure ingredients and is pleasant tasting and gentle. It is promoted as safe for the bowels and suitable for women and children. W.N.U. Kansas City No 38 1929.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
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